Westerly (Piffard, New York) Explained

Westerly
Location:Chandler Rd., Piffard, New York
Coordinates:42.8206°N -77.8544°W
Built:1850
Architect:McBride
Architecture:Greek Revival, Italianate
Added:December 19, 1974
Refnum:74001255

Westerly is a historic home located at the hamlet of Piffard in Livingston County, New York. It was built in 1850 by a local builder named McBride. The two story brick house set on a stone foundation with a hipped roof and widow's walk, is thought to have followed plans in a builders handbook of the period and features subdued Greek Revival characteristics with a hint of Italian Villa design elements. The house was built by prominent early settlers Major and Mrs. William H. Spencer, whose son William Spencer married Julia Tyler, daughter of President John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler in 1869. After her death in 1871, the home was sold to the Wadsworth family.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Register of Historic Places Registration: Westerly . July 1974. 2009-09-01 . Cornelia E. Brooke. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying seven photos.